Andrew R. Wheeler

Andrew R. Wheeler (23 December 1964-) was Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 9 July 2018, succeeding Scott Pruitt.

Biography
Andrew R. Wheeler was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1964, and he joined the EPA in 1991 as special assistant to the Information Management Division Director. From 1995 to 1997, he served as chief counselor to US Senator Jim Inhofe, and he was a climate change denier like his boss. In 2009, he became an energy industry lobbyist, and he became Deputy EPA Administrator on 20 April 2018. In July 2018, he was appointed to succeed Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator.